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Our Role in Environmental Sustainability and Social Responsibility
Purpose: To encourage chapters to engage in sustainability activities during the year. Think about anything from “lean and green” to “assurance services of sustainability statements” in determining our role in environmental sustainability and global social responsibility.
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Helping Others Understand the Financial Information Professions
Purpose: To encourage chapters to conduct outreach activities in their local community, schools, and community colleges. The purpose is to get the word out regarding what we do and get interest early in a students’ academic career regarding our professions.
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Innovation-Accountants Role in a Changing Business Environment
Purpose: To encourage chapters to identify and explore innovative ideas . One of the many “lessons learned” from the recent downturn in the economy is that going back to the way things use to be done is not going to be the “norm” anymore. For example, the transportation industry is being charged with creating new engineering methods to make travel more efficient. Businesses are relying more on social media and other technological advances to conduct business. The landscape is also changing in professional service firms as they face the challenge of how to successfully integrate the new generation of professionals.
What role can accounting and BAP play in the changes?
** Full write-up coming shortly. **